Pre-Mortem
Product Managementby phuryn
2/3 audits passMIT
Run a pre-mortem risk analysis on a PRD or launch plan. Categorizes risks as Tigers (real problems), Paper Tigers (overblown concerns), and Elephants (unspoken worries), then classifies as launch-blocking, fast-follow,…
Pre-Mortem, published by phuryn in the pm-skills repository under MIT, runs a pre-mortem risk analysis on a PRD or launch plan. The agent reads the plan, imagines the product launches in 14 days and then fails, and works backward to what went wrong. Each risk is classified as a Tiger (a real problem backed by evidence or clear logic), a Paper Tiger (a concern others may raise that is unlikely or overblown) or an Elephant (something the team is not discussing enough and nobody is validating).
Tigers are then ranked as launch-blocking, fast-follow within 30 days or track, and every launch-blocking Tiger gets an action plan with the risk, a mitigation, an owner and a due date. The output follows a fixed structure and is saved as PreMortem-[product-name]-[date].md. The skill tells the agent to be constructive rather than assign blame, default to Tiger when unsure, and revisit the pre-mortem two to three weeks before launch. It is for product managers and launch teams; it identifies and plans around risks but cannot verify them.
Imported into BusinessMCP, the AI business analyst can follow it as a playbook and weigh risks against your actual funnel, CRM and revenue data.
What you can do with it
- Stress-test a PRD two weeks before launch
- Separate real risks from overblown stakeholder worries
- Assign owners and dates to launch-blocking risks
- Surface unspoken assumptions nobody is validating
Run it on your business data
Imported into BusinessMCP, Pre-Mortem becomes a playbook your AI business analyst applies to your funnels, feature usage and customer conversations.
Use Pre-Mortem in BusinessMCPInstall it in a coding agent
One command adds Pre-Mortem to your project.
npx skills add https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills --skill pre-mortemHow we vetted it
- Source
- phuryn/pm-skills at 8607e3b
- Licence
- MIT
- Security audits (skills.sh)
- Gen Agent Trust Hub: Pass · Socket: Pass · Snyk: Warn
- Bundled scripts
- None, instructions only
Checked 2026-09-25 against its skills.sh listing. How we vet skills
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install Pre-Mortem?
Run `npx skills add phuryn/pm-skills --skill pre-mortem` to add it to a Claude Code or other skills-compatible agent. You can also import it from the BusinessMCP dashboard, where it becomes a playbook in your workspace.
What are Tigers, Paper Tigers and Elephants?
Tigers are real problems that need action, Paper Tigers are concerns that look valid but are unlikely or overblown, and Elephants are possible problems the team is not discussing enough.
What happens to launch-blocking risks?
Each gets an action plan with a clear description, a concrete mitigation, the best owner and a decision or completion date.